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Township of Plainfield, PA
Northampton County
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[Ord. 159, 6/2/1982, Art. II, § 1]
1. 
No person shall operate any motor vehicle longitudinally upon any sidewalk in the Township, nor shall any person operate any such vehicle upon or across any sidewalks except in order to gain access to or egress from a driveway or alley at such location where the curb, if such sidewalk shall be curbed, shall have been properly cut down for the purpose.
2. 
Any person who shall violate any provision of this Section shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $25 and costs of prosecution and in default of payment of such fine and costs, to imprisonment of not more than 10 days.
[Ord. 159, 6/2/1982, Art. II, § 2]
1. 
No person shall place, throw or discard snow, ice, debris, rubbish, leaves, wood, stones, or any material on the streets and alleys of the Township.
2. 
Any person who shall violate any provision of this Section shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $25 and costs of prosecution and in default of payment of such fine and costs, to imprisonment of not more than 10 days.
[Ord. 159, 6/2/1982, Art. II, § 3; as amended by Ord. 183, 12/3/1986, § 1; by Ord. 214, 5/9/1990, § 1; by Ord. 218, 5/9/1990, § 1; by Ord. 261, 6/11/1997, § 1; and by A.O.]
1. 
Maximum speed limits are established on portions of specified streets, as follows, and it shall be unlawful for any person to drive a vehicle on any part of a street where a maximum speed limit applies at a higher speed than the maximum prescribed for that part of the street:
Street
Speed Limit
(mph)
Location
Abbey Road
25
Entire length
Albert Road
[Added by Ord. No. 400, 8/17/2020]
25
Entire length
Alpine Drive
25
Entire length
Ann Street
25
Entire length
Aspen Drive
25
Entire length
Candelwood
25
Entire length
Constitution Avenue
40
Entire length
Crestmont
25
Entire length
Diana Street
25
Entire length
Dotta Drive
25
Entire length
Frable Street
25
Entire length
Grand Central Road
25
Entire length
Horizon
25
Entire length
Merwarth Road
25
Entire length
Norman Street
25
Entire length
School House Lane
25
Entire length
Short Street
25
Entire length
Sierra Lane
25
Entire length
Sundance
25
Entire length
All other streets
35
Entire length
2. 
Any person who violates any provision of this Section shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of $35 and costs. Any person exceeding the maximum speed limit by more than five miles per hour shall pay an additional fine of $2 per mile for each mile in excess of five miles per hour over the maximum speed limit.
[Ord. 159, 6/2/1982, Art. II, § 4; as amended by Ord. 214, 5/9/1990, § 2; by Ord. 218, 5/9/1990, § 1; and by Ord. 281, 8/8/2001, §§ 1, 2]
1. 
The following intersections are hereby declared to be stop intersections, and official stop signs shall be erected (or are hereby confirmed if heretofore erected), in such a position as to face traffic approaching the second-named street upon the first-named street, in the direction or directions hereby indicated. All vehicles and tractors approaching the intersection upon the first-named street, in the direction or directions hereby indicated in each case, shall come to a full stop, within a reasonable distance, before entering such intersection:
Stop Street
Direction of Travel
Through Street
Abels Colony Road 636
East
Church Road 48039
Abels Colony Road 636
West
Sullivan Trail 166
Ackermanville Road 48078
West
Pen Argyl Road 48038
Ackermanville Road 48078
West
Delabole Road 48036
Albert Road 646
East
Sullivan Trail 166
Albert Road 607
South
State Park Road 48106
Ann Street 685
North
Frable Road 684
Ann Street 685
North
Elm 721
Ash Street 682
West
Sullivan Trail 166
Babbitt 692
West
Speer Avenue 720
Bangor Road 48035
South
Sullivan Trail 166
Batts Switch Road 626
West
Sullivan Trail 166
Belfast Road 48040
West
Sullivan Trail 166
Belfast Road 48087
East
Sullivan Trail 166
Benders Church Road 629
East
Pen Argyl Road 48038
Berhel Road 621
North
Gall Road 619
Berhel Road 621
South
LeFevre Road 627
Bocci Club Road 666
East
Jury 664
Bocci Club Road 666
North
Pen Argyl Road 48038
Books Hill Road 650
North
Benders Church Road 629
Bookshill Road 650
South
Bangor Road 48035
Brenton Court 612
West
Sherwood Drive 711
Browntown Road 648
South
School Road 623
Browntown Road 648
North
Batts Switch Road 626 & 648
Buss Street 677
North
Pennsylvania Avenue 165
Center Street 679
North
Verona Drive 671
Center Street 679
South
Second Street 48032
Church Road 48039
North
Third Street 48039
Church Road 48036
West
Sullivan Trail 166
Clyde Street 709
West
Sullivan Trail 166
Clyde Street 709
East
Bangor Road 48035
Crestmont Street 706
North
Flory Street 676
Crestmont Street 706
South
Bayberry Street 690
Debbie Lane 710
North
Clyde Street 709
Delabole Road 48036
East
Pen Argyl Road 48038
Delabole Road 48036
West
Pen Argyl Road 48038
Diamond Street 675
North
Verona Drive 671
Diana Street 724
North
Elm Street 721
Ede Avenue 702
South
Constitution Avenue 683
Eighth Street 695
East
Roosevelt Street 696
Elm 721
West
Sullivan Trail 166
Engler Road 623
West
Bangor Road 48035
Engler Road 623
East
Kesslersville Road 48024
Filetown Road 48095
East
Sullivan Trail 166
Fire House Road 615
East
Sullivan Trail 166
Flory Street 676
East
Pena. Avenue 165
Frable Road 684
West
Sullivan Trail 166
Franklin Street 689
North
Pennsylvania Avenue 165
Franklin Street 722
South
Verona Drive 688
Franklin Street 671
South
Second Street 48032
Franklin Street 48076
South
Second Street 48032
Franklin Street 48076
South
Pennsylvania Avenue 165
Franklin Hill Road 48091
North
Bangor Road 48035
Franklin Street 689
South
Bayberry Street 690
Fulmer Road 609
West
Sullivan Trail 166
Gall Road 619
West
Bangor Road 48035
Gap View Road 625
East
Kesslersville Road 48024
George Street 48079
West
Pennsylvania Avenue 165
Getz Road 629
East
Raselytown Road 648 & 629
Getz Road 629
West
Sullivan Trail 166
Getz Road 629
South
Raselytown Road 648
Glass Street 643
North
Pennsylvania Avenue 165
Grand Central Road 678
South
Pen Argyl Road 48038
Grand Central Road 678
North
Delabole Road 48036
Grand Central Road 641
North
Mack 656
Grand Central Road 641
South
Delabole Road 48036
Gum Road 635
East
Heimer Road 656
Gum Road 635
North
Merwath Road 652
Gun Club Road 681
East
Sullivan Trail 166
Hahn Road 623
West
Kesslersville Road 48024
Hardy Road 672
West
Mud Run Road 660
Heimer Road 656
North
Delabole Road 48036
Heimer Road 650
South
Benders Church Road 629
Heitzman Road 656
North
Heimer Road 650
Heitzman Road 656
South
Benders Church Road 629
Henry Road 48040
North
Belfast Road 48087
Hoppock Street 701
South
Constitution Avenue 683
Horseshoe Drive (East) 725
North
LeFevre Road 627
Horseshoe Drive (West)
North
LeFevre Road
Hower Road 656
South
Bangor Road 48035
Hower Road 656
North
Benders Church Road 629
Jacobsburg Road 48071
North
Route 512 742
Jones Hill Road 609
West
Browntown Road 648
Jones Hill Road 609
East
Books Hill Road 650
Jury 664
South
Delabole Road 48036
Kesslersville Road 48024
North
Bangor Road 48035
Knitters Hill Road 633
South
Heimer Road 656
LeFevre Road 627
East
Kesslersville Road 48024
Long Road 647
East
Kesslersville Road 48024
Long Road 647
West
Kesslersville Road 48024
Longcore Road 656
South
Third Street 48039
Mack Road 656
South
Delabole Road 48036
Maple Tree Lane 705
West
Oak Tree Lane 683
Merwath Road 652
South
Knitters Hill Road 633
Merwath Road 652
North
Delabole Road 48036
Midvale 709
North
Third Street 48039
Miller Road 625
West
Kesslersville Road 48025
Mud Run Road 660
North
Miller Road 625
Mud Run Road 660
West
Bangor Road 48035
Oak Tree Lane 683
West
Sullivan Trail 166
Oxford 673
South
Second Street 48032
Oxford 673
North
Verona Drive 671
Pen Argyl Road 48038
South
Bangor Road 48035
Raselytown Road 648
North
Church Road 48036
Romaneve Road 707
East
Sullivan Trail 166
Route 512 752
South
Sullivan Trail 166
Ruppel Road 637
West
Church 48036
Sanders Street 643
North
Pennsylvania Avenue 165
Sandt Road 646
North
Church Road 48039
Sandt Road 646
West
Sullivan Trail 166
School Road 623
East
Bangor Road 48035
School Road 623
West
Sullivan Trail 166
Second Street 704
East
Midvale 708
Sexton Road 609
East
Sullivan Trail 166
Sherwood Drive 711
South
LeFevre Road 627
Short Road 687
Frable Road 684
Short Road 687
East
Ann Street 685
Speer Avenue 720
North
Constitution Avenue 683
Speer Avenue 720
South
Pennsylvania Avenue 165
State Park Road 48106
East
Sullivan Trail 166
Sullivan Trail 166
North
Route 512 752
Teels Road 646
West
Third Street 48039
West Pen Argyl Street 658
North
George Street 48079
Weiss Road 654
South
Engler Road 623
Weiss Road 654
East
Gap View Road 625
Williams Street 719
West
Pennsylvania Avenue 165
Youngs Hill Road 627
West
Kesslersville Road 48024
Edgewood Acres
Alpine Drive
South
Teels Road 646
Aspen Drive
East
Alpine Drive
Schoolhouse Lane
South
Teels Road 646
Sierra Lane
East
Alpine Drive
Sierra Lane
West
Schoolhouse Lane
Sycamore Drive
East
Oak Street
Plainfield Acres
Briar Road
North
Sandt Road
Briar Road
East
Plainfield Drive
Green Lane
East
Briar Road
Green Lane
West
Plainfield Drive
Plainfield Drive
North
Sandt Road 646
Gap View Acres
Breidinger Road
North
Bangor Road 48035
Breidinger Road
South
Weiss Road 654
Oakwood Manor
Abbey Road
North
Kromer Road
Abbey Road
South
Albert Road
Ackermanville Road 48078
East
Pen Argyl Road 48038
Alpine Drive
North
Aspen Street
Ann 685
South
Frabel 684
Ann 685
North
Frabel 684
Aspen Street
South
Alpine Drive
Battswitch Road 648
North
Getz Road 629
Bayberry Street
West
Franklin
Bayberry Street
East
Franklin
Belfast Road 48040
East
Henry 48040
Belfast Road 48040
East
Bangor Road 48035
Candlewood
East
Crestmont
Crestmont
North
Candlewood
Crestmont
West
Florey
Crestmont
North
Bayberry
Crestmont
North
Dotta Drive
Crestmont
South
Sundance
Crestmont
South
Horizon
Crestmont
North
Horizon
Debbie Lane 710
East
Bangor Road 48035
Dotta Drive
East
Crestmont
Engler Road T-624
North
Weiss Road T-654
Epp's Street 680
North
Rt. 512 752
Epp's Street 680
East
Jacobsburg Road 48071
Florey Street
North
Crestmont
Frabel Road 684
East
Ann 685
Frable Road 684
West
Ann 685
Franklin Street 689
North
Bayberry Street 690
Franklin Street 48076
North
Second Street 48032
Hawthorne Lane
South
Linwood Avenue
Hawthorne Lane
North
Pennsylvania Avenue 165
Horizon
East
Crestmont
Horizon
West
Crestmont
Linwood Avenue
North
Glass Street 643
Maple Tree Lane
North
Oak Tree Lane
Mountain Avenue 703
East
Ede Avenue 702
Mountain Avenue 703
West
Ede Avenue 702
Mountain Avenue 703
East
Hoppock 701
Oak Tree Lane
East
Maple Tree Lane
Pine Street 674
West
Second Street 48032
Ramp Rt. 33 & 512
North
Rt. 33 & 512
South
Ruppel Road
East
Rasltown Road
Sanders 643
South
Glass Street 643
Sundance
East
Crestmont
Sundance
East
Middletown
Verona Drive 688
East
Franklin Street 671
Verona Drive 688
West
Franklin Street 671
Wind Gap School
West
Longcore 646
2. 
Any and all fines levied pursuant to a violation of this Part shall be in accordance with the Pennsylvania Motor Vehicle Code.
[Ord. 159, 6/2/1982, Art. II, § 5]
The Board of Supervisors is hereby authorized to designate as play highways, whenever they shall deem such action advisable, and for whatever period of time directed by them, any portion of any street or alley in the Township, whereon sledding and coasting shall be permitted. Such play highway shall be set apart for the purpose under the direction of the Board of Supervisors. No person shall operate any motor vehicle or tractor upon any play highway at any time when such play highway shall be so designated, except in case of emergency, with special permission of the Board of Supervisors or police officer in charge, who shall first clear such play highway of all persons using the same for the purpose for which it was set aside. Any person who shall violate any provision of this Section shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $10 and costs of prosecution, and in default of payment of such fine and costs, to imprisonment for not more than five days.
[Ord. 159, 6/2/1982; as added by Ord. 243, 3/10/1993, § 2]
Truck traffic is prohibited in certain locations. Truck traffic shall be prohibited, except for local deliveries, at all times in the following locations:
Street
Hoppock Avenue
Ede Street